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Nov 3, 2023

Wrangling Table Bloat in Large PostgreSQL Tables

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I worked with Timescale again to write an article on how table bloat effects large tables, and how we can fix it.

We cover a range of topics including:

  • What is table bloat?
  • Why is it an issue?
  • How to monitor table bloat?
  • What Vacuum and AutoVacuum is
  • Tips with tuning AutoVacuum
  • Table Partitioning
  • How Timescale chunks makes partitioning easier
  • And more!
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